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Certainly not one who has a great eye, but it seems to me that more beef should be taken off at the shank/bowl juncture. But I think the shape is great. Why blast? The grain looks nice from what I can see. Though I can see how the blast might contribute to the "volcano" feeling.
I've tried two volcanoes and neither came out looking like a volcano! Each time, some damn chasm opened up and as I don't have a sand blaster, had to alter shape to save the piece.
The blast would be because there is some really nice ring grain. Look at the 2nd photo in particular. There are some things I can see that need to be tweaked after looking at it in photos. In photo 2 the S curve along the bottom is a little wonky right at the shank.
I agree on the shank bowl junction too. I think I will go back and tweak it too. Thank you.
Brandon
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bandkbrooks wrote:The blast would be because there is some really nice ring grain. Look at the 2nd photo in particular. There are some things I can see that need to be tweaked after looking at it in photos. In photo 2 the S curve along the bottom is a little wonky right at the shank.
I agree on the shank bowl junction too. I think I will go back and tweak it too. Thank you.
I agree with Massis. When I made my first volcano I had trouble keeping the back of the bowl (front for Tyler and crew) a nice curve fee from lumps. Yours looks pretty good right now, but pay close attention as you sand so you don't distort the shape.
I think this would be an awesome blasting candidate. I mean look at those growth rings!
Oh, and one final piece of advice. You might want to thin out the button just a hair.
Lookin' good! Only thing that I'd recommend is bringing the bottom line at the front of the pipe up a bit so the lower line of the pipe creates a smile.
Also, your tools must be razor sharp to create a mirror finish like that. Nice! My tools currently leave a "surface of mars" look on my materials.
It's not really the tools s much as... What's the technical term...sand the shit out of it. Abranet sanding sheets are the way to go. They are great and last a lot longer than paper.
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Are you sanding by hand with them? I have been thinking of getting some type of arboral sanding system going. These look great, but I'm afraid the mesh would really eat my hands up.
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Thank you both. I've got one of those small foam backed disks you can throw in a Jacobs (spelling) chuck on my lathe. I sand with the "velcro" backed abranet mesh paper. I will then sand by hand using the same grit. It really shouldn't tear up your hands unless you are trying to exfoliate to the extreme.
Brandon Brooks
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